Ladies' Competitions

ELIGIBILITY AND COMPETITIONS

1. Only fully paid-up members of the Club who have an official WHS handicap index of 54 or less, unless otherwise specified, may take part in Club Competitions. To be eligible to win prizes entrants to invitation competitions (Am guests etc.) must have an officially recognised WHS handicap index. Players who do not have a handicap index may not enter.   All members must have a handicap index at the time of sign up to all knock out competitions on Intelligentgolf. Handicap restrictions may apply to some competitions. Entrants must have entered/recorded a minimum of 6 qualifying or acceptable scores in the past 12 months to be eligible to win trophies or board competitions.  Players with less than 6 acceptable scores may enter board competitions (except knock outs) but will not be eligible for the award of trophies but may still win prize money.
2. Country members may play in and may win any Club Competition apart from knock-out competitions, subject to the handicap requirements above.
3. Players sign up on IG in advance to show their intent to play and enter the competition on the day on IG via their mobile device or in the terminal in The Hub or Ladies’ locker room before playing.
4. Where the same competition is played on a Saturday and Tuesday the results are combined.
5. A player can only play on either the Saturday or the Tuesday in any combined competition (and not even with a different partner in a pairs competition).
6. All singles stroke play competitions (Medals and Stablefords) will be run as Qualifying Competitions for handicap purposes unless playing conditions for such competitions cannot be provided, or if some other consideration arises or unless otherwise stated on IG.
7. Qualifying Competition cannot be held when more than two temporary greens are in play and a 9 hole Qualifying Competition cannot be held when more than 1 temporary green is in play on the relevant 9 holes.
8. Ties in stroke play competitions are decided by countback on the last 9, 6, 3 or 1 hole(s).
9. Cards can be marked by any member with a WHS handicap index.
10. Golfer of the Year Trophies (GOTY) are awarded in 3 divisions: Silver 0-22.4; Bronze I  22.5 – 28.4 and Bronze II 28.5 to 54. Points are awarded to the first 5 ladies in each division for the following competitions:- Holden Salver, Jubilee Plate, Judy George Trophy, Millennium Trophy, Crowder-Clark-Dew Trophy, Howell Trophy, September Medal, Spring and Autumn Meetings with the winner getting 5 points, second 4 points and so on. The lady with the highest number of points in each division will win GOTY. 
11. In addition to the Knockouts and Trophies listed below, there are also several external competitions that are played which are ruled by the relevant governing organisation; details can be found in the Ladies Competitions Rules Book which is in the Ladies locker room.  

HANDICAPS

The maximum handicap index of 54 is allowed unless otherwise stated.  For all internal singles competitions, the playing handicap will be 95% of the course handicap and for all internal team competitions the playing handicap will be 100% of the course handicap unless otherwise stated.

DIVISIONS

1. The results of the singles competitions will be issued in 2 Divisions unless otherwise stated or advised by the Competitions Secretary.
2. If there are 20 or less players there will be 1 division unless  otherwise  advised by the Competitions Secretary
3. Where there are 2 or more divisions, these will be decided after the entry is closed so that numbers are as near equal as possible in each division 

PRIZES FOR ALL COMPETITIONS (EXCEPT 9 HOLE COMPETITIONS)

1. There must be at least 5 entries for a competition prize(s) to be awarded and there must be at least 8 entries to award a Trophy.
2. Where cash prizes are awarded the prize fund will comprise the total entry fees paid, less a deduction of 20% which will be retained by the Ladies Section.
3. The remaining 80% will be split as follows:One division: 2 prizes split 50:30Two divisions: 3 prizes split 20:15:5
4. The winners of Medal competitions will also receive a £10 voucher paid for out of the Ladies Section’s funds.
5. For pairs and team competitions there will be prizes for the top 2 pairs or teams if 20 players or less and for the top 3 pairs or teams for 21 or more players.
6. Cash prizes will be allocated to the member’s bar card account.
7. Trophy Winners will also receive their Divisional Prize.
8. Juniors winnings will go to Ladies Section then golf ball(s) will be given to the value of the prize.
9. Where prizes are bought by the Ladies Section (e,g, Spring and Autumn comps) then the whole of the prize fund will be used.

PRIZES FOR 9 HOLE COMPETITIONS

5 players no prize awarded; 6 players or more, winner receives £5, remaining money to Ladies Section.

KNOCK-OUT COMPETITIONS

1. All knock out matches must be played by the date indicated for the round. If the course is closed for a period or periods of time the ladies committee will consider extending the allotted time. If there are personal extenuating circumstances then an extension will be considered by the knock-out competitions’ secretary and the Ladies Captain.
2. Ties in Matchplay Competitions will be decided by extra holes played in sequence from the first hole played in the match, with handicap strokes allocated as in the first 18 holes (or 9 holes for a 9 hole knockout).  
3. The prize fund will comprise the total entry fees paid and vouchers will be given to the winners and runners up.

LIFESTYLE MEMBERS

1. Lifestyle members can win an individual competition and the prize credit but not the associated Trophy, with the exception of age related competitions (Hollington, Bardswell, Bucknell).
2. A team containing a lifestyle member may not win any internal Mid Herts Golf Club team competition (e.g. Crystal Stableford, Kaye Trevor Greensomes, Carnell Carter 4BBB), nor any external competition (e.g. PING 4BBB, Australian Spoons, Coronation Foursomes and Daily Mail Foursomes), nor go forward to represent the Club.
3. Lifestyle members may win fun team competitions.
4. Lifestyle members may play in Home friendly matches on payment of the green fee and match fee for catering.  They may also play in away friendly matches but must make a contribution to the Lady Captain’s charity in lieu of the green fee plus pay the usual match fee for catering.
5. Lifestyle members may not enter any knockouts

JUNIOR MEMBERS

1. Junior members playing in adult Club competitions must play with and have their cards marked by an adult member who is eligible for the competition and who ideally is not a parent.
2. Juniors playing in Club competitions will not pay an entry fee and may not win monetary prizes including vouchers.

BUGGIES

1. Buggies may be used in all internal competitions except the Rees/Gregory Ladies’ Club Championship when permission must be sought from the Lady Captain in advance.
2. For External Competitions, please refer to the relevant website. 

GENERALLY

In addition, please refer to the Competition Information and Rules and the  General Rules of Play & Etiquette.

Summer Trophy Knock-out Competitions

 Winter Trophy Knock-out Competitions

 Other Trophy Competitions